Automobile bumper



June 7, I W. J. GABEL AUTOMOBILE BUMPER Filed June l2. 1951 yno Patented June 7, 1932 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE on lFurry PEB, CENT 'ro JOHN S. BRETZ, OF GREAT FALLS, MONTANA AUTOMOBILE BUMPER Application filed June 12,

heretofore.

Another object is to provide a device of this character which will protect the front wheels and the mudguards thereof, from damage, in a collision. v

Other objects and advantages will be apparent from thefollowing description, when taken in connection with the accompanying drawing.

In the drawing:

. Figure 1 is a top plan view of the bumper, in connection with the front portion of an automobile.

Figure 2 is a vertical sectional view o n the line 2 2 of lFigure 1, enlarged.

Referring particularly to the accompanying drawing, 10 represents the horns, or front end portions of the side bar s 11,*of the chassis of an automobile, such automobile also including the front wheels 12,and the front mudguards 13. l

Carried by these horns 10 are the forwardly extending brackets 14, to which is bolted a metal plate 15, which extends transversely of 'the front of automobile, and being of a length slightly greater than the width of the chassis.

Carried by the front face of the said plate 15, and extending forwardly therefromare the internally threaded members 16. It will be noted that there are two transverse rows of the members 16, arranged one above the other, and being equally spaced. Screwed into each lof the members 16 is one end of a forwardly extending tubular member 17, the forward and rear ends of which are open, as shown, the rear end thereof registering with an opening 18, formed in said plate 15. Telescoped on each of the said tubular members 17 is a slightly larger tubular member 19, the forward end of each of which is externally threaded. Disposed transversely of the front of the automobile, at a suitable distance therefrom, is the bumper, represented 1931. Serial No. 543,985.

as a whole b the numeral 20, and comprismg the two ars 21, each having on its rear face a s eries of internally threaded members 22, slmllar to the members 16, and .correspondlng 1n number thereto, and `arranged 1n ahnement therewith, to receive the beforementloned threaded ends of the tubular members 19. Each of the bars 21 is formed withcthe openings 23, registering with the central openlng of a. member 16. Disposed wlthlnfthev rear end of each of the tubular members 19, and resting a ainst the forward end of the associated mem er 17, is a washer plate 24, and disposed in each of the tubes 19, forwardly of said washer, isa coil spring 25, the rear end of which bears against said washer plate. Disposed longitudinally through the tubular members 17 and 19, and through the center ofthe spring 25, is a bolt 26, the head of which is partly countersunk into the front face of a bumper 'bar 21, while its rear end passes through one of the beforementloned openings 18, in the plate 15, and carries thereon, rearwardly of said plate, a nut 27 By turning thenuts 27, the tubular members 17 and 19 may be caused to telescope to greater or lesser degrees, whereby to regu- 'usl late the tension ofthe coil`springs. Suitable lates 28 are secured to thefront faces of thel umper bars 21, in spanning relation-to the space therebetween, vand in covering relation to the heads of the bolts`26. v

Upon impact of the bumper bars 21, with anobject, such `bars will move rearwardly, forcing the tubular members 19 back, whereby to compress the springs 25, thereby absorbing the shock incident to such impact. It will be seen that lthe bolts will be forced rearwardly through the openings 18, of the plate 15, the 'heads of said bolts being securely held by the covering plates 28.

The ends of the bumper bars 21 are slightly curved rearwardly, as at 29, and lie forward of, and transverselyof the mudguards 13, whereby to lprotect the same from injury.

While I have illustrated the bumper device as applied to the front of an automobile, it will, of course, be understood that the same device may be readily attached to the rear of the automobile.

What is claimed is:

1. automobile bumpercom rising an attaching plate having openings t erein and threaded socket members surrounding said a openings, a bumper bar spaced from the attaching plate and having openings corresponding in position to the openings of said plate, threaded socket members surrounding the bumper bai` openings, telesooped tubular 1 members disposed between the plate and bar and threaded res ectively into the sockets of said plate an bar, springs within the tubular members, and bolts disposed through the tubular members and springs, one end 15 of each of the bolts being held by the bumper bar while the other end is slidably disposed throu h the plate opening.

2. n automobile bumper comprising an attachin plate having openings therein, a

20 bumper ar spaced from the attaching plate and having openings corresponding in position to the openings of said plate, telescoped tubular members disposed between the plate and bar and secured respectively to said plate 25 and bar, springs within the tubular members,

and bolts disposed throu h the tubular members and sprin ,one en of each of the bolts being held b t e bumper bar while the other end 1s slida ly disposed through the plate 3o opening.

In testimony whereof, I aix my si nature.

WILLIAM J. GA EL. 

